Steve Murrell's Blog, page 45

Five-Minute Leadership: Leading Through Relational Crisis w/Keith Tower

I recently asked Every Nation leaders to talk about the most challenging situation they have faced as a leader. Listen to what my good friend Keith Tower had to say.

Five-Minute Leadership: Staying the Course w/Scott Douma

Steve Murrell and Scott Douma sit down to discuss staying the course.

Five-Minute Leadership: Cross-Cultural Ministry w/Joshua Opadiya

Steve Murrell and Joshua Opadiya discuss the challenges of cross-cultural ministry.

Five-Minute Leadership: Keeping God’s Dream Alive

Steve Murrell and Sam Webb talk about how to preserve the dreams God gives you against the challenges of life.

Chapter 5

Will leaders grow organically? When the number of disciples exploded beyond what their leaders could handle, Steve and his team at Victory in Manila examined their processes to figure out how to fix the gap. Chapter 5 unveils the four leadership multipliers they discovered that helped them respond to their healthy growth with an abundance of leaders. It’s possible to intuitively do the right things, but without intentionality, we may never solve our multiplication challenge.

Chapter 4

Should leaders stop growing? Leaders are often tempted to focus on excelling in skill or exceeding their peers in title, or even to believe that they can outgrow the need to grow. After developing many leaders and learning through tough lessons in his own life, Steve is certain that the most valuable areas of growth for all leaders are—and will forever be—compassion, communication, and character. Chapter 4 reveals how new and seasoned leaders can grow in these areas, and influence others to grow along the way.

Chapter 3

Can leaders be listeners? The widely accepted image of a leader is one who talks, directs, and runs the program. But in Chapter 3, Steve and William express why leaders must become good at accepting the thoughts we don’t come up with—i.e. listening. Who should you listen to? When? How? The people around you might be your greatest asset, even the ones you don’t want to be around.

Chapter 2

Is leadership plural? Success can bring new problems with it. Many of us are aware that growth brings new weight, responsibilities, and the need for more leaders. Chapter 2 shares insights into becoming the leader you need to be, and training up the leaders you need to have, so that growth remains healthy. Through studies of leaders from the past and personal experience, Steve and William explore a three-step process to stronger leadership.

Chapter 1

Steve and William Murrell sat down with leaders of different ages and spheres of influence to talk about leadership and leadership development. These conversations were guided by the Introduction and first five chapters of their co-written leadership book,The Multiplication Challenge. Whether you’re an established leader who wants to develop your team or a young leader wanting to grow, these discussions will push you to your next step in leadership.

Introduction

Do numbers matter? Steve Murrell learned a lesson about chasing the wrong numbers and sliding towards the wrong definitions of success early on as a church planter. As your church, organization, or company grows, “we’re all going to count something.” But are we counting the right thing? The Introduction helps us understand how we may lose track of the things that matter, and how to redirect our goals toward the right path.